Apr 6, 2022
Yumna Hussain ’25 accepted into two prestigious programs
Economics and math major will spend the summer pursuing economic development and community engagement learning opportunities in Chicago and Baltimore.
Economics
Mar 22, 2022
Menu designs may lead to food waste, new study reveals
Economics professors Joaquín Gómez-Miñambres and Hongxing Liu shows that more limited menus can lower food waste, boost healthier eating.
Jan 4, 2022
Economics Research Project Offers Graduate-Level Experience
Wenxin (Cyndia) Chen '22 used her skills in data collection and analysis to make significant contributions to economics professor's research.
Nov 17, 2021
New Study Reveals Low Staffing, Burnout in the Nation’s Largest Prosecutors’ Offices
Research from Prof. Adam Biener suggests strain exacerbated by the pandemic may undermine the functioning of prosecutors’ offices.
Oct 7, 2021
How Fear of Discrimination and Stigma Affects Mental Health Care
Prof. Adam Biener discusses mental health care in American Heart Association News article.
Sep 16, 2021
What Is Going on with Inflation?
Julie Smith, professor of economics at Lafayette College, discusses inflation on NPR's Marketplace.
Aug 9, 2021
West Baltimore Redevelopment Council Finds Inspiration Visiting Lafayette, Musikfest
Prof. Gladstone “Fluney” Hutchinson is co-leading a multiyear collaborative, co-learning effort aimed at bringing social and economic redress to West…
Aug 5, 2021
Meet Jack Kleinert ’18, Financial Software Client Services Manager
Pairing engineering studies with economics provided Jack Kleinert ’18 the unique opportunity to straddle both a technical and business-oriented trajectory…
Jul 30, 2021
Meet Sarah Christy ’10, COO, International House Philadelphia
Lafayette’s economic program equipped Christy with data analysis, critical thinking, and research skills that differentiates her from other arts professionals…
Jul 8, 2021
Meet Bruce Wayne ’04, FBI special agent
How an economics degree from Lafayette was the beginning of a journey that led to a career investigating white-collar crimes with the FBI.